Golf-tee holder



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1 parts hereinafter described and then set Patented May 3, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,627,145 PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH STUART BREED, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

GOLF-TEE HOLDER.

Application filed November 19, 1926. Serial No. 149,374.

portable golf tees of one make through forgetfulness they leave the teebehind them or drive the tee with the ball so that the tee is notreadily found. On continuing the round they pick up tees lost bypreceding golf players so that at the end of the round they findthemselves with a diversiform assortment of golf tees. Consequently, anideal holder for portable golf tees should not only be able to retain inposition for ready selection a plurality of portable golf tees of onemake, butshould also be able to retain in position for ready selectiona, plurality of portable golf tees of different makes.

The object of the present invention is to produce an ideal portable golftee holder as defined herein.

To the accomplishment of this object, and such others as may"hereinafter appear, the features of the invention relate to certainevices, combinations and arrangements of forth broadly and in detail inthe appended claims, which possess advantages readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art.

Thevarious features of the present inven tion, will be best understoodfrom an ins ection of the accompanying drawings ilustrating the bestform of the invention at present devised, in which:

Figure 1 is a view, in perspective of the holder for portable golf tees,viewlng the front;' Fig. 2 is a view, in front elevation; Fig. 3 is aview in end elevation; and Fig. 4 is a view, in perspective, of theholder, viewing the back.

The holder comprises a metal blank which is bent to form a front wall 5and a rear wall 6 which are integrally connected at their bases-inspaced relation by a bottom 7 forming a channel between the two walls.As shown the front wall 5 is provided with a semi-circular edge 8 whilethe rear wall 6 is rectangular and somewhat higher than the front wall.The rear wall 6 is extended to form a triangular shaped tongue 9 whichsemi circular fillerdepends from a rearwardlyturned top face 10 of therear wall so that a space 11 is provided between the tongue and the rearwall. The tongue is bent inward toward the rear wall, as shown in Figs.3 and 4, to render it a spring retaining member and then outward at itslower edge to facilitate hooking over the belt of the golf player. Inthis position the tongue 9 grips the inner face of the belt, or othersupport, which slips intoand fills the space 11.

As shown particularly in F 3 the front wall 5 is set to lean slightlytoward the rear Wall, i. e. the front and rear walls are not parallel.Resting on the bottom 7 and interposed between the walls 5 and 6 is amaterial, preferab y sponge" rubber. The pad 12 is preferably, but notnecessarily, slightly smaller in area'than the front wall 5 (Fig. 2).The rear face of the pad 12 contacts thropghout its area with the rearwall 6. Owing, however, to the inward set of thefront wall 5 the frontface of the pad 12 contacts only at the central portion of its upper endwith the front wall 5. A space 13 of varying width is thus formedbetween the front wall 5 and the'fron't face of the pad. 10. This makesthe holder universal because the variation inwidth of the space 13permits golf'tees having shanks of different diameters to be inserted inthe holder,

ad 12 made of yielding in the manner illustrated, with equal facility.

The filler-pad yields readily when the shank of a golf tee is pressedinward immediately behind the front wall .5 and by its relatively strongfrictional grip (see Fig. 4) on the shank effectually prevents loss.Golf tees with large shanks may be more readily inserted at the lowercorners of the front wall 5 where the space 13 is of greatest width. Theprovision of an easily distorted fillerpad, such as sponge rubber, isparticularly advantageous in retaining celluloid tees the hollow shanksof which are easily crushed under lateral pressure, and if this kind ofgolf tee is inserted at the lower corners where ,the space 18 is widest,dangei' of crushing is eliminated. The margin of the front wall 5 whichprojects beyond or overlaps the exposed edge of the pad 12 functions asa guide or feeler against which the point of the golf tee shank may beengaged in finding the joint between the pad and the wall, by touch.

Golf tee holders for attachment to the belt of the golfer haveheretofore been suggested but they have had the disadvantage of notinsuring against displacement and loss'of the tees. An importantcharacteristic of the present invention is that the holder, by itsinherent construction, provides for a sufficiently strong grip on theshanks of the tees to effectually retain them in the holder untilwithdrawn for use. Loss by accidental displacement is thus prevented. Itwill be observed that the inward set of the front wall 5 causes ittofunction as a spring retainer for the tees that are inserted behind it.

The holder may conveniently be slipped on and off a belt, or the trouserband, or the edge of a pocket of a coat, vest or sweater,

or even the pocket of the golf bag or some other special part thereonmade to receive it. Its use will avoid dirtying the clothing bycontinually reaching into. a pocket for the tees and in additionprovides a more convenient source of supply.

The nature andscope .of the invention having been indicated and itspreferred form having been described, what is claimed as new, is

1. A holder for golf tees comprising front and rear walls connected attheir lower edges only in spaced relation, and a yielding pad interposedbetween the two walls wherey the shanks of the golf tees may be insertedbetween one face of the pad and the adjacent wall and be frictionallyretained therebetween by deforming the pad.

2. A holder for golf tees comprising front and rear walls connected attheir lower edges only in spaced relation, one of said walls being setto lean slightly towards the other wall, and a yielding pad interposedbetween the walls with one face thereof in contact throughout its areawith the unset wall and the other face thereof in contact with the upperportion only of the set Wall whereby a space of varying width forreceiving golf tee shanks is formed between the set wall and theadjacent face of the pad.

3. A holder for golf tees comprising front and rear walls connected attheir lower edges only in spaced relation and a tongue depending fromthe rear wall and constituting means for retaining the holder on asupport tween said walls slightly narrower than said bottom, one of saidwalls being set inward to engage the pad with its upper edge.

5. -A holder for golf tees having a tongue for engaging a portion of theapparel of the golfer, a channeled portion, and an elastic "pad in saidchannel presenting an exposed edge which will be deformed andfrictionally hold the shank of a golf tee when said shank is insertedbetween the pad and one wall of the channeled portionof the holder.

6. A holder for golf tees comprising front and rear walls in spacedrelation, an elastic pad supported between said walls and presenting anexposed edge, at least one of said walls projecting slightly beyond saidegrposed edge, and means for hanging said holder on a support convenientto the golfer.

7. A holder for golf tees comprising front and rear walls connected attheir lower edges only in spaced relation, and a pad of yieldingmaterial in said space, the rear wall being of greater area than thefront wall, and the front wall being of greater area than the 8. Aholder for golf tees comprising a metal blank cut and bent to form achanneled member with a tongue depending from one wall of the channel,and a pad composed of elastic material substantially filling thechannel.

9. A holder for golf tees comprising a metal blank cut and bent to forma front wall having a semi-circular edge, a rear wall, a bottomintegrally connecting the walls at their bases in spaced relation and atongue depending from the upper edge of the rear wall, and an elasticpad interposed between the walls, said pad having a semi-circular edgearranged slightly within the like edge of the front wall.

RALPH STUART BREED.

